![]() He might end up being the best signing of the 2021 offseason. He has been a great, versatile piece for the Patriots defense. He has nine sacks, with at least one sack in six of New England’s nine games. ġ0th - Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports): Matt Judon might be the NFL’s defensive player of the year. ![]() Not only was Darnold shutdown, the return of RB Christian McCaffrey soured as he was held to 52 yards on the ground and four catches by New England’s defense. ġ0th - Nick Wojton (TouchdownWire): Highlighting the Pats’ defensive effort against Darnold & the Panthers was JC Jackson’s 88-yard pick-six interception in the 24-6 win. But putting that aside, Jones is good enough for the Patriots - with that defense - to make them an interesting team by playoff time. The leg-tugging incident Sunday by rookie QB Mac Jones was unbecoming. They’re only a half-game behind the supposedly mighty Bills in the AFC East. ![]() The Patriots have won three straight and four of five. Those who gave up on Coach Bill Belichick and this team early in the season might want to rethink things. ĩth - Mark Maske (Washington Post): Watch out. The Pats obviously want that divisional throne back. Detroit Lions (0-8)ĭenver Broncos (5-4) vs. Cleveland Browns (5-4)īuffalo Bills (5-3) at New York Jets (2-6) ![]() New England needs this game on Sunday and I believe they will get what they need against a much improved Browns team, another win. One theme of 2021 has been seeing top teams losing to their bottom tier opponents (cough, Bills), so no easy “tomato cans” or “gimmies” this year for anyone. The Pats are all in it to win it and, at least for now, have a seat at the playoff table. etc, it’s clear this team isn’t acting like an organization in complete rebuilding mode - even though they are. With phrases such as “Watch out” “don’t look now” “quietly ascending” “picking up steam”. New England Is back on the experts’ relevancy radar again too. If the players continue to take coaching, buy into the game plans and clean up the sloppiness under their control, they certainly have the potential to keep stacking up wins one game at a time. Many of the the Foxborough faithful have been seeing the diamond in the rough that is this year’s Patriots team early on and Belichick is right there with you. They are confident they can win games, and it’s hard to not be confident right along with them. When asked about Mac Jones pulling the leg of Panthers’ DE Brian Burns, Belichick praised the quarterback for his ‘competitive spirit.’ I believe he feels that for the rest of his team as well. Can’t think of much he loves more about football than building a roster and molding them into mentally tough players. They fight, they scrap, they support each other, and (cover your taunting ears Cassius Marsh) they have fun.
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